Reports: US Carries Out Airstrike On Kabul.

Separately, an explosion was reported in a nearby neighbourhood

The US has apparently carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's capital - with the Taliban claiming American forces hit a suicide bomber in a vehicle.

The Reuters news agency claims a rocket hit suspected ISIS-K militants, who wanted to strike Kabul airport.

Separately, an explosion was reported in a nearby neighbourhood, with local police saying a child was killed.

Earlier this week, a suicide bomber targeted the airport killing dozens of people.

BREAKING: A Taliban spokesman says a U.S. airstrike targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle who wanted to strike the Kabul airport. https://t.co/lQ43llXfLF

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 29, 2021